[Photo] Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Makes 'Kind Donation' by Purchasing Emergency Disaster Relief Goods
Visiting Traditional Market to Purchase Goods with Emergency Disaster Relief Fund... Donation for Neighbors in Need
On the 6th, Kim Seon-gap, the mayor of Gwangjin District, visited Myeongok Market and donated flour purchased with emergency disaster relief funds to the Gwangjin Food Market.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Seon-gap, the mayor of Gwangjin District, purchased goods at traditional markets in the area using the emergency disaster relief funds received from the government and donated them to vulnerable groups.
On the 6th, Mayor Kim visited Myeongok Alley Market to buy items such as flour for donation and spent time communicating with merchants. At this event, Mayor Kim listened to opinions on the difficulties faced by the alley commercial district due to COVID-19 and the revitalization of the local economy.
Prior to this, he visited traditional markets in the area including Junggok Jeil, Jayang, Yeongdonggyo, Norunsan, Hwayang Jeil, and Neungdong-ro to purchase items for donation. Mayor Kim donated these items to volunteer organizations serving socially vulnerable groups.
In March, Mayor Kim returned 30% of his salary and 50% of his business promotion expenses for four months from April to July to share the pain caused by the spread of COVID-19.
The returned salary was used to purchase quarantine supplies, and the business promotion expenses were used to encourage the efforts of workers and volunteers involved in quarantine and prevention related to emergency COVID-19 duties.
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Mayor Kim said, “Despite the difficult situation, thanks to the active and mature civic consciousness of the residents, our district has maintained the lowest number of confirmed cases among Seoul’s autonomous districts,” and added, “I wanted to express my gratitude to the residents and hoped that this donation would provide some support to those struggling due to COVID-19.”
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